Cold War Scrapbook By suzzytubbs Aug 4, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident I Aug 6, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident II Mar 8, 1965 Vietnam War Begins (U.S. ground troops deployed to Vietnam) Aug 15, 1973 Vietnam War Ends Direct U.S. military involvement ends Apr 30, 1975 Fall of Saigon